So far the test on the wax melter has gone really good. It has melted the wax at a temperature close to what it says on the digital screen. I should put the thermometer in and see how it measures at the bottom, and see if that is accurate. It was off a bit when I measured at the top, which could be expected as there is likely more heat just down by the heating element. I adjusted the temp down and will see tomorrow or the next day how it does, but first, I have it shut off right now to see how it does at reheating a full pot. That is a lot of wax. It has cooled to the point it has solidified, but it is still warm tonight. I can see why one person I either watched or read or met said to put a large pot of wax on a stove in order to keep a room warm after the fire is out. It has been warmer up in that room since I heated the wax up to begin with.
I traded rear implements on the tractor today and scraped the driveway up the side of the house smooth with the box blade. It is not great, but the outcome is better than it was before when I would drive across that area and wobble left to right and front to back over all the bumps in the mud and ice. I also sorted out a pile of mud out by the mailbox and made that area smooth again.
The shop is a bit messy by the door, so I cleaned up in there a bit so I can get to the workbench and do some work there. It is cold, but I think I have a couple of decent days in the forecast to get out and do a few little things.
The animals got fed, the firewood brought in, and the only thing oreally out of sorts was a little extra chore today when I drove over to where I check on the llamas across the street and also looked for the source of some gunfire there. We don’t allow hunting on our property, but sometimes around here, people don’t really respect that, so I have put up signs which have fallen down and I have to go out and see what is up when I hear gunfire. Whomever it was turned out to be off our place, and from the sounds of it, shooting a .22 caliber. While I was sat at the roadside I scared a couple of pheasants up, which I suspect was what they were after. In the end, I never saw the hunter.
It’s 8:30, the kids are having more fun than any kid should be while doing dishes, and the cats are going nuts tearing through the house after each other. My goal will be to go upstairs soon to do some learning time, then go to sleep. With the end of the year coming on, I would like to do some resolutions this year for my own good. Those will include more shop time, and more time milling and making candles. Let’s see what kind of a business I can make out of those, shall we? On a down side, it feels like another cold is coming on. And I am not the only one in this house to feel it. What a season it has been!